1897 BC · Patriarchs

Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed; Lot rescued

The LORD rained sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah after Abraham's intercession, and Lot was brought out (Genesis 19:24-29). The narrative sits within the year before Isaac's birth (Genesis 18:10).

📖 Genesis 18:16

16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.

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